Ceremonial drinking cup

Date created
AD 1550-1800
Culture/People
Colonial Inka (Inca)
Presenter/funding source
Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
Collection History
Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI in 1929 from an unknown source in Hamburg, Germany, using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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Place
Near Cusco (Cuzco); Cusco (Cuzco); Cusco (Cuzco) Province; Cusco (Cuzco) Region; Peru
See related items
Colonial Inka (Inca)
Food/Beverage Serving
On View
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Andes
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
16/6132
Barcode
166132.000
Object Type
Food/Beverage Serving
Object Name
Ceremonial drinking cup
Media/Materials
Wood, paint, tree pitch/gum
Techniques
Carved, painted, aboriginally repaired
Dimensions
23 x 57 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6093bc71d-c1cd-4afd-8797-74ff54d53576
Record ID
NMAI_178049